Tourists Return?
After 18 months of hiatus, the tourist footfalls have started surging in Kashmir. Insiders in the hospitality sector believe that if Gulmarg crowds are...
Vaccine Hesitancy
As Covid-19 vaccination gathers pace in Kashmir, a section of people are sounding cautious not knowing that sixty per cent of vaccines consumed globally...
New Bird Flu
With people desperate for a vaccine to manage the Covid-19, a pandemic that has killed two million people worldwide, the new bird flu has...
Pandemic’s Emotional Toll
In Kashmir, Covid-19 hasn’t infected and killed people alone. It has broken families or pushed them into crises that are unlikely to settle. Saima...
Losing The Heart
The sudden death of reporter Mudasir Ali has not only spotlighted the stresses and insecurities in media but opened up the issues of heart...
State of Health
The National Family Health Survey-5 that was released last week offers a clear improvement in the overall health of women and the child and...
What Is The New Variant Of Coronavirus And How Dangerous Is It?
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the...
Why Routine Non Communicable Diseases Are Killing More People, Even In Kashmir?
by Aasia Hassan
Sooner or later this pandemic will be over, but the deadly and silent pandemic of Non-Communicable Diseases will persist
While the world is...
Covid Combatants
Around 1100 health workers in Kashmir contracted the infection, fought it and recovered, unlike the five doctors who died. Preoccupied with managing Covid-19 and...
Cancer’s Covid-19 Overlap
Covid-19 scare jammed life and people started avoiding hospitals. What happened to cancer patients? Saima Bhat visited Kashmir’s major cancer treatment facilities to get...
A Brave Battle
While putting up a brave fight against a life-threatening disease and even losing his wife to discord, a young man ensured that he completes...
How My Family Fought Covid-19 Infection And Recovered?
by Muazzam Khursheed
Throughout my experience of battling with the virus, what I could comprehend is that other than medication, the mental health of the...
Trekking For 2G
Not far away from the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, students climb to a hilltop to catch the low-speed mobile signal to...
‘This Winter, Have Good Food, Stay Warm And Avoid Cold’
SKIMS Pulmonary and Internal Medicine Consultant Dr Syed Mudasir Qadri tells HirraAzmat
KASHMIR LIFE (KL): What are the most common pulmonary diseases and disorders found in Kashmir?
DR Syed...
Covid-19: 1430 Deaths After
Seven months into the Coronavirus pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir is struggling to cope with the rising number of infections and deaths. With winter approaching,...
